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The artist is a member of the leisured classes who cannot pay for his leisure.
Cyril Connolly
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Cyril Connolly
Age: 71 †
Born: 1903
Born: September 10
Died: 1974
Died: November 26
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Coventry
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Cyril Vernon Connolly
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A woman's desire for revenge outlasts all her other emotions.
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